Shade and window bracket



May 31, 1932. H. R. HODGES 1,861,090

SHADE AND WINDOW BRACKET Filed March 9. 1931 Ehwmtoz Patented May 31, 1932 UNITED STATES Fries PATENT I HARRY IRh'HODG'E-S, OF-NEW YORK, N. Y.

SHAI DE AND \VINDOW BRACKET Application fi1ed.Marc1 S, 1931. Serial no. 521,131.

This invention relates to'brackets, and more particularly to brackets commonly referred and the bracket raised to or lowered from the normal position; to provide a bracket which may be made as .a permanent part of the curtain rod and yet permit the curtain rod to be raised and lowered; to enable the curtain I rod to 'be telescopically separated without detaching from the window frame to adapt the structure to window frames of d1fferent widths; to brace the brackets when in use to prevent inadvertent separation of the .curtain rod; to guide the brackets and curtain rod as a unit in raismg and lowering the same; to secure simplicity of construction and operation; and to obtain other advantages and results as may be brought out in the following description.

frame to which my invention has been applied.

Figure 2 is a sectional view taken on line 2-2 of Fig. 1, and

Flgure 3 is a cross-section on line 33 of .Fig. 1.

In the specification: In the specific embodiment of the inventionillustrated in said drawings, the reference numeral 10 indicates a window frame -in general, the same having the usual sill 11, side easements or risers 12 and top piece 13 which usually are combined as a substantially rectangular frame, for reception of the usual sashes common in window construction.

.In carrying out my'invention, I provide one or more supports 14, 14, attached to the top piece 13 of the frame. As here shown, the said supports comprise flexible tension devices having ribbons 15 which can be withdrawn from the device and which, when released, will retract intothe device by virtue of the said'spring tension. The structure of this support 1% may be widely varied and if desired a usual type thereof for sale on the market may beutilized, so long as it has the necessary characteristics of spring tension for completely winding the ribbon and supporting the bracket as will hereinafter appear. In the present showing I have illustrated two of these spring tension supports, butdeem it within the scope. of the invention to vary 's the number of supports employed.

The invention contemplates the provision of a curtain rod 16 extending across the open part of the window frame, the ends of said rod 16 having bracket members thereon. As here shown the bracket members comprise T-heads 17 oneach end of the said rod, these T-heads preferably standing upright or parallel to the side frames or risers 12, '12, in use. At the lower portions of the T-head, a lug 18 preferably stands outward with suitable perforation therein so that a window shade 19 may be carried by its pintles in the opposed perforations of the. opposite lugs. I, The upper end of the T-head 17 is provided with aguiding extension 20 which also projects forward, preferably at the outermost edge of the T-head so as to be positioned in use fiatwise against the inner facing of the side easements or risers 12.

These guiding extensions 20 are bent out wardly away from each other thereby providingfguiding portions .21 which extend away from each other parallel to the axis of the rod 16 so as to overlie flatwise against the front facing of risers 12, 12. The ends of the front guiding portions 21, 21 are bent outwardly to form lugs 22 suitably shaped to receive a drapery carrier or rod 23. Often times Such r re provided with holes, and

in order to support such a rod, I have shown the end or lug 22 shaped as an upstanding hook upon which the hole of thedrapery rod may be inserted. For such drapery rods that do not have holes, I have shown the end of the lug 22 providing a depression or socket 24. The socket 24; serves to offset the end portion 25 of the lug fromthe rest of the lug thereby providing a hook above mentioned.

In order that the device may be both made to fit windows of various sizes and made separable for removing the curtains when so desired, I have shown the curtain rods 16 as telescopic, providing a longitudinally hollow section 26 and a diametrically smaller section 27 adapted to be slid into or out of the hollow section. These parts are prreferably so proportioned as to have a ictional engagement with each other when assembled so as to remain in the proper extended position and thereby retain the guiding heads at opposite ends thereof in sliding engagement with the window frame. Other means may, however, be employed for retaining the parts in proper relationship, it being important to prevent separation thereof inadvertently in use, as such a separation would obviously release shade 19 from its supporting lugs 18, 18.

As shown in the drawings, each section of the rod 16 preferably has a cleat or other attaching means 28 for the ribbons 15 of the supports 14, these attaching means or cleats being .at the upper side of the rod sections. At the lower side of one of the sections, preferably the hollow section 26 is another attaching means 29 for a pull cord 30 shown as having a ring 31 at its lower end. The frame may be provided with a downwardly directed hook near a lower portion of the frame such that ring 31 may be engaged by said hook and thus retain the bracket in a lowered position to which it is drawnby the pull cord 30 when desired. In the present showing there is provided a hook 32 on each side riser 1O somewhat above sill 11.

In use of my improved bracket, the same is applied so that the guiding extensions 20 and 21 ride against the frame and determine the normal extended position of the extensible rod 16. The supports 14, 14 are permanently mounted on the frame above the cleats 28, 28 on the rod. When the spring tension supports 14, 14 have been thus applied and are operating normally upon the bracket, the bracket is raised until the forward extensions 20, 20 engage the underside of the top piece.

13 of the frame. In this position of parts, the drapery carrier 23 is even with the top piece of the frame and therefore the drapery will cover the spring tension supports. When it is desired to change the draperies or the shade, by virtue of my invention, it is unnecessary to climb up to reach the supporting rods or rollers, but instead the bracket is drawn downwardly by pull cord 30, and the change or adjustment is then conveniently made by the user who is still on the floor and yet may conveniently reach the parts neces-.

sary to handle. After the change or adjustment has been made, the pull cord is released and the bracket allowed to return to its apparent or normal position under the influence and tension of the supports 14:, 14.

Obviously detail changes and modifications may be made in the construction and use of my improved bracket without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention, and I do not wish to be understood as limiting myself to the exact construction shown or described except as set forth in the following claim when construed in the light of the prior art.

I claim:

In a device of the class described, a shade and window bracket comprising a sectional extendible rod adapted to be positioned crosswise between the ambs of a window frame behind the plane of the front face of said frame and underlie the top piece of said frame, means adapted to be mounted on the underside of the top piece of the window frame for movably supporting said rod enabling the same to be raised and lowered while carried by said supporting means and with the rod directly below the supporting means so as to hang normally between the frame {'ambs, means on said rod substantially unc erlying the same for supporting a shade roller parallel and, adjacent to said rod, and T-heads at the ends of the rod, one arm thereof extending forwardly adjacent the inner faces of the jambs and outwardly adjacent the front faces of the jambs and providing means at their further ends for supporting a curtain rod therebetween at a position above and in front of said extendible rod and window shade roller whereby those parts will be hidden by the curtain and the curtain will overlap the window jambs whereas the shade is between the ambs.

HARRY R. HODGES. 

